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Vitamin D suppements dose little to reduce heart disease, stroke rates:study
Monday, January 27, 2014
Other research suggests it may be the actual sunlight, not pills, that make people healthier, and that sunlight exposure may be beneficial for cardiovascular health. continue reading
How much vitamin D do you need? New Calgary Research
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Participants will be randomly streamed into one of three arms of the study:
One hundred volunteers will receive a daily dose of 400 IU of vitamin D
Another one hundred volunteers will receive 4,000 IU of vitamin D
The remaining one hundred volunteers will receive 10,000 IU of vitamin D continue reading
Top-20 Vitamin D Papers of 2013 Includes GRH
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Published research from GrassrootsHealth in the American Journal of Public Health was included in the 20 top vitamin D papers for 2013.
JCTA NOTE: Memberships help fund GRH Research continue reading
New Scots research into sunlight health risks
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
But now researchers at Aberdeen University are seeking to recruit 50 volunteers for a new study to discover whether vitamin D supplements and artificial UVB light, which will mimic the rays of sunlight, could be used to combat the possible health risks on the body’s immune system of not getting enough exposure to the sun.
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How Vitamin D Relaxes Blood Vessels
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Vitamin D regulates the elasticity of blood vessels and thus also affects blood pressure amplitude. ...UV-B radiation in sunlight is the most important factor for the production of vitamin D, and that is why many people suffer from low levels of vitamin D during the winter months. continue reading
